hesiod: Weak SUID check allowing privilege elevation
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-795-1 | hesiod security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-1339 | The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary. |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.391% probability within 30 days)
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